Evaluation of Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Among Young Children Receiving Consecutive Versus Nonconsecutive Vaccination During Influenza A(H3N2)-Predominant Seasons.

ABSTRACT: A test-negative case-control analysis of 1478 children aged 6 months to 8 years of age seeking care at an emergency/urgent care setting with influenza like illness during the 2016-17 and 2018-19 (H3N2 predominant) influenza seasons demonstrated that influenza vaccine effectiveness did not vary significantly by the prior seasons' vaccination status.

Clinical trials registration

NCT02979626.

SUBMITTER: Rao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8023305 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature